Imber

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"IMBER, a parish in the hundreds of Heytesbury and Swanborough, county
Wilts, 4 miles N.E. of Heytesbury, its post town, 6 N.E. of Warminster, and
7 S.E. of Westbury railway station. The parish is situated on Salisbury
Plain, and surrounded by extensive downs. The substratum is chalk
alternated with flint. The impropriate tithes have been commuted for a
rent-charge of £409. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of
Sarum, value £120. The church is dedicated to St. Giles. In the interior
are two stone effigies of Knights Templars of the family of Le Rouse. The
parochial charities produce about £2 per annum. The Baptists have a chapel,
and there is a National school."

Imber is now within a military training
area, and has no inhabitants. Around the training area, all about 4 miles away,
are Bratton, Tilshead, and Heytesbury; Warminster is 7 miles away.
The modern map from Streetmap shows Imber on a current Ordance Survey map.

Bibliography

Sawyer, Rex - Little Imber on the Down.
Hobnob Press, Sept 2001.
The first book to be devoted to the history of Imber & its
community on Salisbury Plain prior to all leaving in 1943 when
Imber was handed over to the Army for Military Training.
Published Sept 2001 by Hobnob Press, PO Box 1838, East Knoyle,
Salisbury SP3 6FA. Available by credit card from
Devizes Books, Handel House, Sidmouth St, Devizes, Wilts, SN10 1LD.

Imber Baptist Chapel existed from at least 1839 to 1906
(Wiltshire and Swindon Archives have its minute book for that period). Its graveyard
still exists, with access within this military training area a few times a year -
see
Photo of Imber Baptist graveyard.